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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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